Manually Installing Docking Station Driver
Manually Installing Docking Station Driver
Go to “Device Manager” to see if the driver is installed for the USB docking station.
In
Windows
XP,
right
click
on
“My
Computer”
and
select
“Properties.”
Click
on
the
“Hardware”
tab
and
select
“Device
Manager.”
In
Windows
7,
click
on
the
start
button
>
Select
“Control
Panel”
and
click
on
“View
by
Large
Icons”
and
select
“Device
Manger.”
If the driver is not installed correctly then the device will show up as a yellow exclamation point.
To update the driver, right click on “USB Device” and choose “Update Driver”
The “Hardware Update Wizard” will appear. Choose “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)”
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Click
on
“Next”
and
then
select
“Search
for
the
best
driver
in
these
locations.”
Browse
to
the
location
C:\SpecWare.
When
the
install
is
complete,
click
on
finish.
If
the
driver
does
not
install,
proceed
to
the
Alternate
Driver
Install
Instructions
(Page
3.)
After
installing
the
driver
for
the
docking
station,
you
will
need
to
download
and
install
a
specific
Java
Library
from
the
Spectrum
Website.
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Manually
Installing
the
Java
Library
Go to www.specmeters.com
Go to “Support”
At
the
bottom
of
the
page
under
Other
Files
download
“Java
Library
0133”
by
clicking
on
the
link
and
choosing
“Save
As”
Note:
This
is
a
specific
java
library
that
needs
to
be
downloaded
from
our
website.
It
will
not
be
installed
if
you
run
a
general
Java
update
from
the
Java
website.
After installed the Java update you should be able to launch the B-‐series logger.
Go to www.ibutton.com
On the download page choose your operation system and select the file type.
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Click
on
download
and
save
the
file
to
your
computer.
Run the file to install the driver on your system.
Make sure that the docking station is disconnected from your computer while running the install.
After you finish the install for the driver, you will need to manually install the Java library (Page 3.)
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